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Dr. Isidore Kirsh

Question  
My 82 year old mother asks me to repeat everything, she turns the TV up so loud I feel like I am going to scream (she lives with us).  She's stubborn though, she thinks hearing aids are embarrassing.  Any suggestions on how I can convince her to try a hearing aide?

The first step is to encourage your mom to at least have her hearing tested. It's covered by Medicare and that would be the first step. It's pretty obvious that your mom has permanent hearing loss and she just does not realize what she's missing, yet. She's living in her own little quiet world! Following the evaluation, we should be able to demonstrate to her how much better she would be hearing with amplification. In fact, some of the newer technology is nearly invisible and she could actually walk out the same day with hearing aids. Once she realizes how much she's missing, the obvious barriers that she's putting up will melt away. Finally, we offer a 75-day trial to make sure that your mom does experience better hearing. She has nothing to lose because if there is very little benefit she would receive 100% of her money back.

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